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...sticks Sandy Bernhardt and Dave Giarrusso will be assigned the unseemly task of trying to contain the prolific Cavouti. Bernhardt will call upon his outstanding speed to keep pace with the wiley Harvard attackmen, while Dave Giarrosso, a sturdy 6'1" junior, will play a tough, physical game to repel the Crimson attack...

Author: By Jay K. Varma, | Title: Laxmen Ready for Vermont | 4/3/1991 | See Source »

...Saddam had intended the raid to lure allied forces into a ground war before they were ready, he failed. Not only did troops from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the U.S. repel the invaders, but Saddam's ploy actually contributed to the success of the allied ground offensive. The battle provided U.S. military planners with their first opportunity to see how Iraq's troops operated against American mobile tactics. The Iraqis performed badly, surrendering en masse when the Marines counterattacked. "They showed us they couldn't handle combined operations," says a senior Pentagon official. "They maneuvered but couldn't work effectively...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Five Decisive Moments | 3/11/1991 | See Source »

Bush has repeatedly said he ordered American forces to Saudi Arabia only to deter Iraqi aggression and, if necessary, repel it. For defensive purposes, the military coordination at most levels seems workable. Schwarzkopf and the Saudi commander, Lieut. General Khalid bin Sultan, meet several times a day, as do their main deputies. U.S. ground troops have been assigned to a sector along the gulf and south of Kuwait, while 30,000 Saudi and Islamic troops are deployed west of U.S. positions and in the far north, a thin line between the Americans and the Iraqi and Kuwaiti borders. U.S., Saudi...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Gulf: Who's In Charge There? | 9/17/1990 | See Source »

...supported by Libya and the Palestine Liberation Organization. The resolution was weakened by the lack of unanimity and by uncertainty over how it would be implemented. But it was the first time in three decades that an affirmative vote was taken by the Arab League to send troops to repel the aggression of a member nation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Gulf: Me And My Brother Against My Cousin | 8/20/1990 | See Source »

...Colombian armed forces and police defeat the cartels? The top-heavy law-enforcement agencies were not designed to be a narcotics strike force. According to a secret government report, the army, navy and air force -- all involved in the drug war -- are still mainly structured and equipped to repel foreign invaders, not homegrown terrorists. The air force bought fighter jets in 1987-88 but needs helicopters to search the rugged hillsides and dense jungles where drug laboratories are concealed. The navy spent $90 million to repair submarines instead of investing in light powerboats to chase traffickers who infest the country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Colombia The War That Will Not End | 7/23/1990 | See Source »

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